WINDOWS DICE 1.0 (c) 1991, Warrensoft Users Manual ABOUT Dice is marketed as shareware. This means you are encouraged to freely copy and distribute this program but remember, Shareware is NOT free. Registration of this program is required if you use this program past a trial period of 30 days. To qualify for one of the prices awarded, you MUST be registered. To register, send check or moneyorder for US $ 7.00 to: Warrensoft c/o Hans J. Boeck 1211 S. Quebec Way #3-107 Denver, Colorado 80231 Include your name, address and disksize (3.5 or 5.25) with your contribution. Benefits to registered users include (besides the full functioning version of DICE) free updates (when available) and promotional copies of other programs to a randomly selected group of users. WIN CASH To promote this game, cash prizes are awarded . Each month with more than 25 registrations received, a drawing for a $50.00 cash bonus will be held. Registration will automatically enter you in this drawing. Warrensoft's decisions on prices are final. Only registered users can win. For information on winners send SAE to the above address. OBJECT OF THE GAME The object of this game is to remove numbers (buttons) from the board and increase the score using the dice rolls available. If one board is cleared, the game clears to a new board (except the score, which will remain). If you are out of dice rolls the game is over. HOW TO PLAY Installation: To install the game, copy the file DICE.EXE to your windows directory (Insert disk in drive A: and type COPY A:\DICE.EXE C:\WINDOWS\DICE.EXE and substitute the C:\WINDOWS part with your windows direc- tory). Start windows and from the program manager select the box with Windows Applications (Click once in that box). Select File from the program manager menu and then New. In the box make the Program Item active and click OK. When you are prompted for the program name, type DICE.EXE and for a directory enter your windows directory. Select OK to return all the way to the program manager. To start the game, se- lect the Dollar Bill icon (click twice). The game uses the mouse or the keyboard to play (Press number or first letter of an option). Rolls: This number will start with 4 and will be reset to 4 if the board is reset. If both dice show the same value, the num- ber will be increased by 2 to a maximum of 9. If you can't remove any of the numbered buttons, use this button to roll the dice again. This will deduct 1 from the number of rolls and the game is over if you have no more rolls left. If you can remove any numbered buttons, the rolls number will be added to your score and the dice will be rolled (no point deduction on the rolls number). About: This option will display the copyright screen along with registration information. Remember to win cash you must be a registered user. New: This option will reset the score to zero, the rolls to four and will roll the dice on a brand new board (just like you start for the first time). Use this option at any time you get 'stuck'. Exit: Selecting Exit will end the game and return to the Windows program manager. No high score or other settings are saved when you leave the game. Number Buttons: When the game starts, the buttons 1 through 9 are shown. The object of the game is to clear this number buttons for a score. You can remove the buttons by adding both dice to one number (example: dice one shows 4 and dice two shows 3 will add up to 7). Using this number, you can remove one or two buttons shown by pressing a valid button. In our sample, we could remove the 7 by pressing (or clicking) on the 7 button. Or we could remove the 1 and 6 button by pressing either the 1 or 6 (the other button is automati- cally removed). If shown, we could also remove the 2 and 5 buttons or the 3 and 4 button combination. If one or two buttons are removed, the score will increase by the number of rolls and the dice will roll again. If all buttons are removed from the board, the board will reset the rolls to 4 and will display all number buttons again. Continue the above until you can't remove any buttons. If this happens, use the roll option to roll the dice again (which will use one of the rolls). If you have zero rolls left and can't remove any buttons, the game is over. ERROR MESSAGES If the game is already running and you try to load it again, an error message is displayed since only one copy of the game is allowed at any given time. Press Enter to clear the message. If you try to roll the dice without having rolls left, the game will remind you that the game is over. Press Enter to clear the message and select new to start a new game or select exit to end the game. If the total of the dice does not match the button (or one of the buttons of a button combination), the message displayed will remind you of any mathematical problems you might have. 'Enter' will remove the message allowing you to select an other button or a button combination. To stop at this time select exit or, if no combination can be removed and you have at least one roll on the board, select the roll option to roll the dice again. COMMENTS The game is distributed 'AS IS' meaning the author is not res- ponsible for any problems occuring during or after the use of the program. Extensive testing on various computer systems and components was performed before the release of this program, but no warranties are granted that this program will work on any and all possible combinations of hardware and software installed in any given system. If you encounter problems, contact the author for a correction (registered users only). The trial version of this program will only function to a score of up to 120. If this point is reached, the demo will exit. To receive the full version, registration is required. For more information about this game, the source code or other questions or OTHER SOFTWARE from Warrensoft contact the author (See registration address above). A non windows version of this game is available from Warrensoft for US $ 7.00. If ordering any products specify disk size (Default is 720K 3.5 inch diskettes).